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The Times of Israel By Raphael Ahren September 2, 2020 Netanyahu hails ‘another tremendous breakthrough,’ promises new policy will shorten and cheapen flights and open Israel up to the Far East In another breakthrough for Israel’s rapprochement with the Arab Gulf, and a major boon for Israeli air travel, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced that it will henceforth allow flights “from all countries” to cross over its airspace on flights to or from the United Arab Emirates. All countries except one...

Agence France-Presse September 2, 2020 Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to permit UAE flights to “all countries” to overfly the kingdom, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled more direct flights linking the United Arab Emirates with the Jewish state. The announcement comes after the first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi on Monday, which passed through Saudi airspace, to mark the normalisation of Israel-UAE ties. Riyadh’s decision marks another concrete...

Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke with Ynet Español about the role that interfaith dialogue played in getting to the point where the UAE and Israel announced that they would be establishing relations.

The Media Line By: Felice Friedson August 24, 2020 A community of people from around the world takes pride in where they live The stunning announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates had brokered what came to be known as the Abraham Accord has brought the small Jewish community of the Emirates into the international limelight. The resilience of the Jews of the UAE is one of the most interesting stories in light of the anti-Jewish (or anti-Israel) sentiment and demise of many Jewish communities...

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Yediot Achronot / Ynet By: Itamar Eichner August 20, 2020 Marc Schneier, a close confidant of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, says many other Gulf states are ready and willing to sign accords with Jerusalem after UAE created ‘a domino effect’, including the younger generation of Saudis Israel’s normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will have “a domino effect” in the region, with other Gulf states joining in the accord, said Rabbi Marc Schneier, a...

Die Presse August 19, 2020 Rabbi Marc Schneier berät Entscheidungsträger in den Golfstaaten. Er geht davon aus, dass Israels Deal mit den Emiraten einen Dominoeffekt auslöst. Die Abwanderung des Abdullah-Zentrums aus Österreich sieht er als Verlust für Wien. Die Presse: Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate erkennen als erster Golfstaat Israel an. Wie war das möglich? Marc Schneier: Ohne Spannungen gibt es keine Deals. Es gab drei wichtige Faktoren, die diese Spannungen verursacht und schließlich das...

EL MUNDO August 18, 2020 Mientras que su padre, Arthur Schneier, abonó el terreno para el diálogo entre judíos y cristianos, su hijo decidió superarlo acometiendo un desafío aún más difícil: acercar a judíos y musulmanes, ejerciendo de asesor de múltiples líderes árabes. Tras el anuncio de la normalización de las relaciones entre Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) e Israel que estos días disfrutan de una luna de miel incluso antes de la firma en la Casa Blanca, el Rabino Marc Schneier se muestra igual...

Yahoo! Berita August 17, 2020 Riyadh (AFP) – Keputusan UEA menormalisasi hubungan diplomatik dengan Israel bisa mendorong Arab Saudi memperdalam hubungan diam-diam dengan negara Yahudi itu karena Riyadh berupaya menarik investasi guna mendanai sebuah transformasi ekonomi yang ambisius, kata para analis. Uni Emirat Arab pada Kamis menjadi negara Teluk pertama yang menormalisasi hubungan dengan Israel, dalam perjanjian bersejarah yang ditengahi AS yang menaikkan kemungkinan kesepakatan serupa...

Entorno Inteligente August 17, 2020 Riad. La decisión de Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) de normalizar las relaciones con Israel podría llevar a Arabia Saudí a profundizar sus furtivas relaciones con el Estado hebreo ahora que Riad busca captar inversiones para financiar su ambiciosa transformación económica, prevén los analistas. Emiratos Árabes Unidos se convirtió el jueves en el primer país del golfo Pérsico en normalizar las relaciones con Israel, tras un histórico acuerdo promovido por Estados...